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| Dawe, David. |
| International cereal prices (in US dollar terms) have been increasing since 2003, but it is domestic prices that affect food consumption and production. This paper analyzes, for seven large Asian countries, the extent to which domestic prices have increased since 2003 and presents several conclusions. First, the data show that the increases in world cereal prices have been accompanied by a real depreciation of the US dollar. For many countries (but not all), this depreciation has neutralized a substantial proportion of the increase in world prices. Second, domestic commodity specific policies in several of these Asian countries have further stabilized domestic prices relative to the change in world prices. This has been especially true for rice, the main... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Asia; Price transmission; Rice; Cereals; Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; F10; Q10. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37087 |
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| Lohmar, Bryan; Wang, Jinxia; Rozelle, Scott; Huang, Jikun; Dawe, David. |
| Water shortages in important grain-producing regions of China may significantly affect China's agricultural production potential and international markets. Falling ground-water tables and disruption of surface-water deliveries to important industrial and agricultural regions have provoked concern that a more dramatic crisis is looming unless effective water conservation policies can be put into place rapidly. While China's water use is unsustainable in some areas, there is substantial capacity to adapt and avert a more serious crisis. Recent changes in water management policies may serve to bring about more effective water conservation. This report provides an overview of these changes and some analysis of their effectiveness. Wheat is the most likely crop... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: China; Irrigation; Policy; Reform; Agricultural production and trade; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/33643 |
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